Wikipedia's first sentence called it “city in the tel aviv district”. Today it says “city in the center district of israel”.
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Giv'at Shmuel ( , English: Samuel Hill ) is a city in the Center District of Israel .1 It is located in the eastern part of the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and is surrounded by the larger cities Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak to the West, Kiryat Ono to the South and Petah Tikva to the East and North. Giv'at Shmuel has a population of about 23,706 people (end of 2012). The city is named after the Romanian Zionist leader Samuel Pineles , the founder and president of the Zionist Congress in Focşani and the Vice-President of the First Zionist Congress in Basel . It has recently undergone a major expansion and doubled its population from 1998 to 2005. On November 5, 2007, the Israeli Minister of Interior accepted a committee recommendation to change the municipal status of Giv'at Shmuel to 'city'.2Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Israel muni Giv'at Shmuel ( , English: Samuel Hill ) is a city in the Tel Aviv district , Israel , and is surrounded by the major cities Ramat Gan , Bnei Brak , Kiryat Ono and Petah Tikva . It is located in Gush Dan and has a population of about 18,500 people (end of 2005). The city is named after the Romanian Zionist leader Samuel Pineles , the founder and president of the Zionist Congress in Focsani and the Vice-President of the First Zionist Congress in Basel . It has recently undergone a major expansion and doubled its population from 1998 to 2005. On November 5, 2007, the Israeli Minister of Interior accepted a committee recommendation to change the municipal status of Giv'at Shmuel to 'city'.
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Israel municipality Giv'at Shmuel ( , English: Samuel's Hill ) is a city in the Center District of Israel . It is located in the eastern part of the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and bordered by Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak to the West, Kiryat Ono to the South and Petah Tikva to the East and North. In 2024 it had a population of 29,405. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
City in Israel Giv'at Shmuel ( ) is a city in the Center District of Israel . It is located in the eastern part of the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and bordered by Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak to the West, Kiryat Ono to the South and Petah Tikva to the East and North. In 2024 it had a population of 29,405. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
City in Israel Giv'at Shmuel ( Hebrew : גבעת שמואל , lit. ' Samuel's Hill ' ) is a city in the Center District of Israel . It is located in the eastern part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and bordered by Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak to the West, Kiryat Ono to the South and Petah Tikva to the East and North. In 2024 it had a population of 29,405. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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city in the tel aviv district
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city in the center district of israel
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